Robert Morris

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Robert Morris

time line of his government life
  • Delegate to the Continental Congress-1775,
  • Appointed Special Commissioner of Finance-1776
  • Author of the plan for a National Bank-1781
  • Financial Agent of the United States-1781
  • Delegate to the Pennsylvania Legislature, ca-1783
  • Delegate to the Constitutional Convention-1787
  • United States Senator-1789-95
  • Appointed Secretary of the Treasury-1789.

His life
  • he was born in England in 1734.
  • came to chesapeake bay in 1744
  • apprenticed for Charles Willing at the age of 16
  • at 18 his boss died and he started a partnership with his boss's son.
  • he was in bussiness for 39 years.
  • he was very wealthy and influential.
  • he married mary white March 2, 1769. he was 35 she was 20.
  • they had five sons and two daughters.

During the War
  • he paid a ton of money to help George Washington
  • he helped finance the war.